Alexandre dumas biography summary of harry

  • Alexandre Dumas also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright.
  • A re-appraisal of the life and works of Dumas, the elder.
  • This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original.

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    The Life and Writings of Alexandre Dumas/Defence

    1. ↑"La Mouvement Littéraire au XIXe Siècle."
    2. ↑We regret to find that Dr Garnett (in the introduction to the latest edition of the "Black Tulip"), repeats this charge in almost the same words. The epithet "charlatan," as applied to a writer, can surely only be taken to imply that he wrote without conscience and lowered his standard of literary production to catch the public taste. This implied charge we believe an impartial reading of Dumas's works at any period will disprove.
    3. ↑"Ladies and gentlemen, this play is moral: it proves that nowadays, when meeting one's lover by night one may without scandal forget one's self,... but not one's handkerchief!" (Alluding to the fact that the Duchesse de Guise's handkerchief, left in Ruggieri's rooms—where she has met St Megrin, her lover,—is found by the Duc, and, by arousing his jealousy, leads on to the tragedy.)
    4. ↑"If we can believe these gentlemen (Dumas and others of the Romantics) one

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      Alexandre Dumas

      French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)

      This article is about the French writer and dramatist. For his son, see Alexandre Dumas fils. For other uses, see Alexandre Dumas (disambiguation).

      Alexandre Dumas[a] (born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie,[b] 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870),[1][2] also known as Alexandre Dumas père,[c] was a French novelist and playwright.

      His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of adventure were originally published as serials, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later. Since the early 20th century, his novels have been adapted into nearly 200 films. Prolific in several genres, Dumas began his career by writing plays, which were successfully produced from the first. He wrote numerous magazine article

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      The Life and Writing of Alexandre Dumas

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